Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Occurrent · Oc·cur·rent · IPA /əˈkʌɹənt/ a. n. 01 a. Occurring or happening; hence, incidental; accidental. 1. Occurring or happening; hence, incidental; accidental. 02 n. One who meets; hence, an adversary. 1. One who meets; hence, an adversary.[Obs.] 2. Anything that happens; an occurrence.[Obs.] “These we must meet with in obvious occurrents of the world.” — Sir T. Browne.